Obviously, this is a big crowd gathered on Spruce Street in downtown Searcy AR. So what are they watching? Pate Pearson has shared this picture AND his research. He discovered that Buster Brown and Tige was a traveling show that visited towns and it was very popular. He furthermore magnified the signs posted on the building so that they can be read. It does appear to be a performance going on as the third picture, magnified, seems to show.
I copied the information below from the research Pate Pearson provided. It can be googled and additional information will pull up. Buster Brown (8 comments)